Can you elaborate on the kinds of DOS or fuzzing attacks? Thanks On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 4:01:18 PM UTC-6 Tom Hintz wrote:
> Neither string or byte array are good solutions from a security > perspective because they can be abused in certain kinds of DOS or fuzzing > attacks. I like the idea of a specific implementation. > > On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 7:44:14 AM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> >> I saw a pretty good suggestion in this issue thread: Provide support for >> UUID type (a.k.a. GUID) #2224 >> <https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/2224> @*gmabey >> <https://github.com/gmabey> *suggested to make use of the layout >> presented in RFC4122 section 4.1.2, @*billpoole-mi >> <https://github.com/billpoole-mi> *then further expanded upon that idea >> by providing a possible implementation >> <https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/2224#issuecomment-756065336> >> >> for that approach. >> On Thursday, 12 January 2017 at 00:06:53 UTC+1 Bo Yang wrote: >> >>> I recommend bytes field. If you use string, it won't accept non-utf8 >>> character. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:35 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Late answer, but I would have recommended string. Keeps it human >>>> readable and also, I suppose, not have to be concerned with endian order. >>>> >>>> On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:27:30 AM UTC-7, Osman Ali wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Looking use a 128 bit uuid according to rfc4122. For Proto3 should use >>>>> bytes type? >>>>> >>>>> So: >>>>> >>>>> message SendIdentifier { >>>>> bytes user_uuid = 1; >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/protobuf. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/53af4548-e09d-4a2f-8b62-de642fd67824n%40googlegroups.com.
